7 Makeup Items in Chinese

Do you usually buy your makeup online or in a store?

This week, we've prepared a list of must-have makeup items for you in Chinese — so that next time you restock your supplies, you'll know what to ask the shop assistant for, or what keywords to search for on Taobao 💄

Watch our teacher Zhōng Yáng 老师 lǎoshī talk about the most popular makeup items in this week's video 👇

Here are 7 names of the most popular makeup items and how to use them in a sentence — next time you want to talk about your beauty routine in Chinese:

化妆

huàzhuāng

to make up / to put on makeup

化妆品

huàzhuāngpǐn

beauty products / makeup items / cosmetics

01. FOUNDATION

粉底液

fěndǐyè

foundation

Example.

用粉底液打底。

Yòng fěndǐyè dǎ dǐ.

Apply foundation.

(lit. "use-foundation-set-base")

02. POWDER

定妆粉

dìngzhuāngfěn

powder / face powder

Example.

用定妆粉定妆。

Yòng dìngzhuāngfěn dìngzhuāng.

Apply powder.

(lit. "use-powder-fix-makeup")

03. EYEBROW PENCIL

眉笔

méibǐ

an eyebrow pencil

Example.

用眉笔画眉毛。

Yòng méibǐ huà méimao.

Draw eyebrows.

04. EYESHADOW

眼影盘

yǎnyǐngpán

eyeshadow / an eyeshadow palette

Example.

用眼影盘画眼影。

Yòng yǎnyǐngpán huà yǎnyǐng.
Apply eyeshadow.

05. EYELINER PENCIL

眼线笔

yǎnxiànbǐ

an eyeliner (pencil)

Example.

用眼线笔画眼线。

Yòng yǎnxiànbǐ huà yǎnxiàn.

Apply an eyeliner./ Line (your) eyes.

06. LIPSTICK

口红

kǒuhóng

lipstick

Example.

选一支口红涂在你的嘴巴上。

Xuǎn yī zhī kǒuhóng tú zài nǐ de zuǐba shàng.

Choose a lipstick to apply (on your lips).

07. MASCARA

睫毛膏

jiémáogāo

mascara

Example.

涂上睫毛膏。

Tú shàng jiémáogāo.

Apply mascara.

Next time you are buying new makeup, use the new vocabulary and share your experience with us 👇